Chapter 81 Shouzhe Becomes Famous! Lucky for You

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Emperor Longchang gave Wang Shouzhe a hard look and thought to himself, Wang Shouzhe, Wang Shouzhe, you are really lucky. Thanks to me, my self-cultivation is getting better and better now.

If it were when I was young, I would have such a bad temper, hehehehehe~~~

Now! He was too lazy to talk nonsense with Wang Shouzhe, and just pretended to regulate his breath, closed his eyes and said nothing.

Prince An on the side also turned pale, with sweat dripping from his forehead.

Today's dinner was definitely the most thrilling one he had ever experienced in his life.

Every moment and every breath, he could feel His Majesty's turbulent anger, and felt that he might summon hundreds of axemen at any time to turn Wang Shouzhe into a pulp.

How audacious!

Prince An never thought in his wildest dreams that Wang Shouzhe would be so audacious, daring to scold the emperor in front of his face for his great success, and speak outright about the emperor's merits and demerits in his governance.

After a few words, he felt that his back was wet and he was terrified.

Fortunately, after a short while, Emperor Longchang adjusted his breathing slightly, and his expression recovered a lot. He looked at Wang Shouzhe deeply and said, "Shouzhe's kind words are like gold and jade. They are inspiring and make me think a lot."

"Your Majesty has given you too much praise." Wang Shouzhe said with a graceful salute. "Shouzhe's remarks are just the talk of a country man. Thanks to your majesty's magnanimity, you don't care about it. In fact, in general, your majesty's life has far outweighed his merits and demerits. He is worthy of praise. He is a rare pioneering and wise king, and his name will go down in history."

With Wang Shouzhe's venomous words "Beads and jade ahead", although his words were a bit harsh, they really made people feel much more comfortable.

Emperor Longchang was in a slightly better mood and said with a smile: "Shouzhe's wisdom and demeanor are truly the only ones I have seen in my life, and no one in the world can match them. Although our child Mingyuan is kind-hearted, his qualifications are dull. Qi Shouzhe is far inferior."

"For the sake of our long-term foundation, after thinking about it, I feel that it is better to pass on the position of emperor to you. You don't have to worry about the bloodline issue. Our Wu family has always been open-minded. We only need to find a virtuous and kind lady. The virtuous princess can just let you marry me."

"What do you think of Shouzhe?"

Wang Shouzhe broke into a cold sweat and turned pale.

Emperor, do you want to retaliate against me like this? It's too fake to actually play Liu Xuande's trick of asking for help. He also asked me to marry into my mother-in-law... I have a lot of children, grandchildren, and grandchildren. If I really dare to mention my wife's marriage, I'm afraid Ruolan will kill me.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Wang Shouzhe was slandering the emperor in his heart, so he had to stand up again and salute, "Shouzhe is a country man. What he likes most in daily life is to stay at home and farm, develop his family, and educate his children. Grandsons. The position of the Great Emperor seems to have unlimited glory, but it has a lot of responsibilities and troubles. It is said that it is the position of the Great Emperor, and even the city guard, county guard, and Shouzhe cannot hold it."

Emperor Longchang said with a smile: "Since Shouzhe is a person who likes peace and quiet, why would he join in the fight between emperors and sons? Isn't it better to live in Changning and be a rich man? He has to come to the imperial capital to stir up trouble."

Wang Shouzhe's brows twitched, he glanced at Emperor Longchang, and said quietly: "Your Majesty, can I use foul language?"

"Uh..." Emperor Longchang twitched the corner of his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and waved his hand, "That's all, as long as you don't criticize me."

"Your Majesty asked, why does Shouzhe want to participate in the battle between the emperor and his son?"

Wang Shouzhe took a deep breath.

The emotions in his heart had been accumulated for a long time, and now he finally found an outlet. His tone became excited unknowingly, and his words were full of accusations: "Your Majesty, Shouzhe, do you want to get involved in this mess?"

"The battle between emperor and son, how dangerous is that?"

"My Wang family belongs to a sixth-grade family. Whenever possible, I want to hide as far away as possible. Isn't it all forced by that bastard Prince Kang? I originally stayed well in Ping'an Town. , open up wasteland and farm, how comfortable are you living in your small life? As a result, Prince Kang’s minions have to come to expand their power, forcing the Qian family and our Wang family to join in. "

"You can force me if you ask me. If Prince Kang is really a virtuous master with the appearance of a great emperor, Shouzhe would admit it. But what the hell is that? A narrow-minded, unyielding retribution, and nothing to do with anything. No bottom line.”

"If I, Mrs. Wang, really get on that broken ship, I don't know where it will be taken. It is more likely to become a stepping stone that will be thrown away after use."

"This is not the most troublesome thing. What I am most afraid of is that after I get on the ship, he will send me Wang to do some immoral things, such as smuggling and collaborating with the enemy. Your Majesty, do you think I should do it well or not? Okay?"

"I, the Wang family, deserve to be unlucky and have been targeted by a pack of jackals? Then what else can I do? In order to keep the Wang family and for the future of Daqian Country, I have to work hard and work hard? Is it easy for me? ?”

Wang Shouzhe opened his mouth with a series of complaints, and the crazy output of his mouth was like a machine gun.

Emperor Longchang even blushed a little when he said that Cheng Qiang was thick-skinned.

Looking back, the bad things Prince Kang did were indeed quite terrible, and they were indeed a bit excessive.

No wonder Wang Shouzhe is so resentful.

Moreover, Prince Kang's character is just as Wang Shouzhe said. If you don't give him face, when he ascends to the position of emperor, some Wangs will be good-looking. Maybe, a small sixth-grade aristocratic family can be squeezed out of existence silently.

"Okay, okay, I understand your difficulty Shouzhe. I don't blame you. If I want to blame, I only blame Wu Chengsi for his lack of virtue." Emperor Longchang was also a little overwhelmed and stopped Wang Shouzhe from continuing to spray. .

Ultimately, it was him, the ancestor, who failed to fulfill his responsibilities of teaching and supervision.

At the same time, Emperor Longchang was also complaining about Wu Chengsi. This kid really didn't have the destiny to be the emperor. He started with a good card and was beaten to pieces by him.

After all, Wu Chengsi came from a direct lineage and had a good foundation. He had a considerable advantage from the beginning. If he were not so eager for quick success and quick gains, but settled down and developed slowly, how could he have lost his position as emperor?

However, Wu Chengsi's biggest mistake was that he actually provoked Wang Shouzhe and forced him to participate in the fight between the emperor and his son... In the end, he took advantage of Prince An, who did not have much ambition.

It is true that time is also destiny. There is a saying that goes well, you can win without working hard, but if you work hard, you will ruin a good situation.

However, this can be regarded as Daqian's luck. After all, if Prince Kang really takes the throne, there is no telling where the giant ship of the Daqian Kingdom will go in the future.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for allowing me to squirt like this." Wang Shouzhe bowed to the emperor and thanked him sincerely, "I have been holding these words in my heart for a long time, but I just suffered from the lack of anyone to talk to me. Now that I have said it, My mood feels much better.”

"You, you, you are not old, but you are not young." Emperor Longchang was also speechless by him. He raised his hand and pushed the delicious food in front of him towards him, "Come on, come on~ eat a piece of Luan Wing to relieve the fire." .”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wang Shouzhe immediately started eating without ceremony.

Seeing him like this, Emperor Longchang's grudge against him dissipated a lot, and the original temptation he had had also faded a lot.

Before meeting him, he thought that Wang Shouzhe was a powerful minister and a counselor. He did not expect that although Wang Shouzhe was smart and intelligent, he had such a "frank" and "say one thing" character.

This is a bit like that kid Yingji. He accepts death and is a true-hearted person. No wonder the two of them can hang out together.

"Shou Zhe, although you turned Guilong City upside down this time, you still made a lot of contributions. After this tax payment is over, it is expected that the national tax will be able to make up billions of dollars at once. The following counties , the financial situation of each guard will suddenly be much better."

Wang Shouzhe made such efforts, and the somewhat empty treasury suddenly became full. This made Emperor Longchang, who was used to living a tight life, feel proud and heroic.

"In addition, it is expected that the tax revenue every year in the future will be 60 to 70% more than in previous years. This will invisibly enhance the national strength by a large margin."

"Shouzhe, Shouzhe, how do you think I should reward you?"

Wang Shouzhe pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty, an additional increase of 60-70% in taxation does not mean that the national strength can also be increased by 60-70%. The pond in our Daqian Kingdom is only that big. This time it is just scooping the water from the aristocratic families to the official treasury and It's just in the national treasury. Your Majesty, the extra taxes we collect cannot be squandered. It must be used to subsidize people's livelihood and develop the economy in an all-round way."

"Has Your Majesty noticed that the lower the common people and the lower-class families are, the less tax evasion and tax evasion they have? But their lives are very tight. They don't even have a dry gold or a small Pei Yuan Dan. We also need to make calculations..."

"Okay, okay, I will take this matter to heart."

Emperor Longchang waved his hand, slightly impatient. He has never been interested in developing the economy, and his head will explode when he sees a lot of data.

No, no, no~ He started to have a headache just thinking about it.

He rubbed his brows and muttered: "How about this, you and Mingyuan make plans on your own. Next, Mingyuan will be named the 'Emperor's Son' and stay by my side. Under my guidance, he will start to supervise the country. Learn to manage government affairs. When your plan comes out, he will take full charge of the matter."

"Also, I have actually read the Longzuo County development plan that you submitted under the guise of Taishi Ankang. I feel that the problem is not big. We can just let Mingyuan handle it."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Shouzhe and Prince An responded in unison.

Especially Prince An, there was some hope in his eyes.

What His Majesty said today means that he will gradually begin to delegate power.

Shouzhe used the collected tax revenue to develop the economy, people's livelihood, and strengthen the military, and then used the military to feed the economy. All these strategies naturally coincided with his policy of governing the country.

Brother Hao Huang, Brother Hao Huang, when you and I discussed the utopia together, Shouzhe and I will gradually realize it. If you have spirit in heaven, you should be able to rest.

"Shou Zhe, although I have all kinds of shortcomings in your eyes, I have always kept my word. I will never owe you any reward that should be yours." Emperor Longchang said generously, "If you are missing anything, just ask for it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wang Shouzhe said after thinking about it for a while, "I heard that the royal family has collected a total of eight true dharma. If not, you can reward me with one of them, Wang Shi of Changning."

"What?" Emperor Longchang was about to fall to his death. He looked at Wang Shouzhe with side eyes, "Why don't you ask me for the "Canglong Book" or the "Canglong Taoist Sword"?"

"This...I don't have the guts." Wang Shouzhe laughed twice and said, "I just tried to ask. Maybe your Majesty has some extra true Dharma at home~"

"Go away...the imperial family doesn't have any spare parts of the True Dharma." Emperor Longchang said with a look of disgust, "Your Dingguo Palace also has two True Dharma inheritances. Go back to them yourself and see if you can use them once. Let’s pass it on.”

Although the difficulty of inheriting the "true method" is far less troublesome than that of the "book", it is not comparable to the high-grade skills.

In those high-end auctions, although the middle-grade and high-grade techniques are rare, one of them will appear occasionally, but the true inheritance has not appeared for thousands of years, which shows how rare it is.

What is true Dharma?

A true method is a great supernatural power, which truly has great power that reaches the heaven and the earth.

The inheritance of each true method represents a profound understanding and interpretation of the laws of heaven and earth. It is already at the level of the legendary "Tao". Its mystery cannot be understood by holding a cultivation secret book and figuring it out on your own. The secret is to master the way of cultivation.

Even if you try your best to get the secret book, you may not be able to find out the key. The most likely thing is that your eyesight will remain dark. Reading the secret book is like reading a book from heaven. You clearly know every word, but you just don't know what it is talking about.

Therefore, after countless years of exploration, human Xuanwu monks have created a method of inheritance, and that is - the place of inheritance.

For example, each of the nine veins of the Holy Land actually represents a true method and a place of inheritance.

Those who are not the core successors of the true method can only practice the peripheral skills of the true method. Only the true successors of the true method are qualified to enter the inheritance place and obtain the core part of the inheritance.

And this part of the core inheritance is the most precious part of the true Dharma.

The shape of each inheritance place may be different, but they are all used to help the core successors understand the true meaning of the true method.

The most basic of them is the extremely rich energy. In addition, the senior monks’ understanding of this true method and their interpretation of the laws of heaven and earth can allow the inheritors to intuitively feel the power of the laws of heaven and earth, thus greatly increasing the number of descendants. The possibility of a monk realizing the true meaning of the Dharma.

For example, Tianlei Peak among the nine veins of the Holy Land is the inheritance place of the Zixiao Tianlei lineage. The inheritance place of "Liu Li Ming Wang True Technique" is Liu Li Ming Wang Palace, the core of "Wang's Xuanyuan True Technique" The place of inheritance is the nine-story Xuanyuan Pagoda of the Daqian Wang family.

Of course, even if there is a place of inheritance, not everyone can understand the true meaning of the true method. Only those with qualifications and bloodline meet the requirements.

Even if a Xuanwu monk with genius qualifications, or a Xuanwu monk whose blood attributes do not match, manages to enter the inheritance place, the possibility of understanding the true meaning of the true method is very slim, and he has to waste an inheritance opportunity, which is extremely cost-effective.

If you don't accept the core inheritance of this lineage, and want to use this technique to break through to the realm of supernatural powers, your chances are extremely slim.

Unless you have extraordinary qualifications and have an innate Taoist body with terrifyingly powerful potential, it is possible to find your own path to magical power without relying on the inheritance of the true method.

Of course, there are also innate spiritual beings who can find their own path to magical powers without relying on the inheritance of the true law. However, compared to innate Taoist bodies, the probability is much lower. The most likely thing is that they spend their entire lives groping for it. , on the road of trial and error, until the end of his life, he failed to find the path to magical power.

That would be too unfair.

Today, the Changning Wang family has three innate spiritual bodies.

Li Yao has already been found, and the "worst" can also obtain the core inheritance of the Holy Land Tianyi Zhenshui lineage.

Wang Shouzhe's expectation for her is that she can further inherit the "Lingyun Book" in Lingyun Holy Land.

This "Lingyun Book" is the only book in Lingyun Holy Land. It is a very large training book. It can match a variety of bloodlines and is very suitable for the core inheritance of a school or a holy land.

The requirements of the "Cang Long Book" of the Daqian royal family are more stringent and can only be compatible with multiple dragon bloodlines.

Of course, the one with the highest degree of matching is naturally the Wu family's unique Canglong bloodline. If the other bloodlines want to be inherited, let alone Wu's willingness or not, the matching degree is also poor.

All kinds of thoughts about the scriptures and the true Dharma flew through Wang Shouzhe's mind.

After he composed himself, he said to Emperor Longchang: "Your Majesty, the Wang family has inherited two true methods, namely the "Wang Family's Xuanyuan True Method" and the "Xuanbing Zhenfeng True Method."

Obviously, "The True Method of Xuan Bing Yan Feng" is not suitable for Wang Shouzhe.

Although "Wang's Xuanyuan True Method" is a true method with strong universality, the nine-story Xuanyuan Tower needs hundreds of years to accumulate enough energy to start the inheritance of the core magical powers of the True Method.

Although the nine-story Xuanyuan Pagoda accumulates energy once, it can usually activate two inheritances, but it cannot be squandered. After all, Duke Dingguo now intends to support the cultivation of a new supernatural power.

The inheritance opportunity of the nine-story Xuanyuan Pagoda must be reserved for this new magical species.

Therefore, after discussing with each other, Duke Dingguo agreed to give the Wang family an opportunity to inherit the "Xuanbing Zhenfeng True Method", but the inheritance of "Wang's Xuanyuan True Method" could not be given.

Wang Shouzhe naturally understood this very well and could not force the inheritance of "Wang's Xuanyuan True Method".

After all, although the Changning Wang family and the Daqian Wang family have the same ancestor, they are already branches of the branch lineage. Their bloodlines are already quite far apart. If they can give you a chance while ensuring their own inheritance, it is already considered a success. It was a great honor, and Wang Shouzhe was naturally very grateful.

This means that for the sake of his fellow sect, if he dared to speak to other aristocratic families, they would have beaten him out of the house.

Originally thinking that the royal family had a lot of inheritance of true Dharma, Wang Shouzhe wanted to use the royal family's mind, but he was rejected by the emperor.

Indeed, even Lingyun Holy Land, whose slogan is "Educate the World", if you cannot truly devote yourself to it, you will not be able to obtain the core inheritance of any line of true law, let alone the royal family with a higher threshold?

Unless you are willing to get married... prepare to be a prince consort or something like that.

"Hey, Duke Dingguo is now preparing to cultivate dual supernatural powers?" Emperor Longchang also saw something fishy at a glance and said with a smile, "Indeed, now that the Zhao family has lost its troops and generals, and its momentum has been suppressed, it is the Wang family of Daqian. The good opportunity for re-emergence is that it is cost-effective to sell the iron at the same time."

"Your Majesty is wise." Wang Shouzhe praised.

"There's no point in flattering him. Don't let the lion talk so loudly here. Hurry up and get another reward." Emperor Longchang waved his hand.

"This... Shouzhe has no other needs." Wang Shouzhe thought about it for a while, then shook his head and said.

"What?" Emperor Longchang glared, "Shouzhe, are you dissatisfied with me? Do you think I am too stingy? To be honest, although my royal family has eight true laws, it is suitable for you to pass on the true laws. At present, It’s really not the case. We can’t waste an opportunity to inherit the true method and also put a shackle on your development potential, right?”

"Your Majesty, Shouzhe has no such intention, but there is really no other demand at the moment." Wang Shouzhe said seriously, "How about saving the opportunity for reward first. When Shouzhe needs it one day, I can come to your Majesty for reward."

"That won't work. I don't like being owed money by others, and I don't like being owed money by others either..." Emperor Longchang frowned, as if he was thinking about a suitable reward for Wang Shouzhe.

Then, the monarch and his ministers stared at each other, unable to come up with any good ideas for a while.

"Your Majesty." Lao Yao reminded in a low voice from the side, "There is also a shield-shaped magical treasure in the Divine Weapon Palace, which seems to be suitable for Shouzhe."

"Supernatural treasure? You mean 'safe'?" Emperor Longchang's heart twitched and he showed a troubled expression, "Shou Zhe's contribution is indeed not small, but is it too much to directly reward him with a magical treasure?"

The number of magical treasures in the entire royal family is not too small, but they are all a carrot and a pit. In fact, there are only a few magical treasures existing in the Divine Weapon Palace.

A mature magical treasure is worth hundreds of millions. Even if Master Shen Tong wanted to buy it, he would have to go bankrupt, and if he couldn't guarantee it, he would still be in debt.

"Your Majesty, Shouzhe has made great contributions to Da Qian this time, not to mention that 'An'an' is not popular because of his personality problems." Old Yao said, "It is better to give him a body, so that he can know that the emperor En Haodang, continue to fight for the rise of Daqian."

"Forget it, then invite An An'an out and ask him if he is willing to follow Shouzhe." Emperor Longchang also knew An An'an's temperament and was very picky about his master. If he is unwilling to follow a certain master, even threatening to kill him will not help.

As for letting Wang Shouzhe enter the Divine Weapon Hall to get...

As the saying goes, "Once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of well ropes for ten years." Emperor Longchang, who had already suffered a loss once, absolutely refused.

That boy An Ye has already picked up an incomplete Taoist legion flag. What if Wang Shouzhe misses another Taoist artifact? You guys like the Wang family have to be careful.

Old Yao knew His Majesty's intentions, so he immediately followed the order with a smile in his heart.

Within a few moments, the magical spiritual treasure "Safety" was invited out.

I saw him holding a kite-shaped shield that looked like a drop of water in his hand, walking over with small steps.

As he walked, the shield was still muttering: "Old Yao, tell me, who is your majesty planning to reward me to? Let me tell you, I have certain requirements for my master. If you are too handsome, you will easily fall into sexual disputes, which is unsafe..."

"Also, you can't be too ugly. Too ugly can easily lead to bullying, causing the owner's psychological distortion, violent temper, and easy trouble..."

"The IQ cannot be too low. People with low IQ tend to act impulsively."

Bah bah bah, bah bah, bah, bah, bah, before the shield arrived, all kinds of pickiness about the master came one after another.

Old Yao didn't squint his eyes and ignored the nonsense about "Safety" from beginning to end. After entering, he bowed to Emperor Longchang and said, "Your Majesty, the magical spiritual shield 'Safety' has been invited."

"Pan An~ I haven't seen him for so many years, and you still look like you are greedy for life and afraid of death." Emperor Longchang felt that he was very familiar with Ping An, and his expression was a little helpless, "Can't you change your temper? I was almost ready to kill you. Erased."

"An'an would rather be killed if his allegiance to a master whose personality doesn't match his personality. I don't want to see each master die in front of me. This would be too detrimental to the reputation of a shield." An'an answered confidently.

It is greedy for life and afraid of death, but not afraid of death. It sounds like a contradictory complex.

As it spoke, its drop-shaped shield turned slightly sideways, as if it was "sizing up" Emperor Longchang, and its tone was quite emotional: "It's not easy for your majesty to live to old age with your bad temper. I thought your majesty You would have died in battle long ago.”

Emperor Longchang's face turned dark.

If this person were in front of him and dared to speak like this, he would have been slapped in the face. But faced with a magical treasure, and a magical treasure that was notoriously brainless, what could he do but get angry? Can we really destroy him?

"Go, go, meet your future master." Emperor Longchang waved his sleeves and pointed at Wang Shouzhe, not wanting to deal with safety anymore.

He felt that Wang Shouzhe and An An were really "matched". They both spoke the same "upright" manner and were equally hateful and annoying.

"Your Majesty wants to give me a reward to him? No, no, this kid is too handsome, too temperamental, too easy to incur unnecessary debts, and not safe at all." Ping An's first impression of Wang Shouzhe was very not good.

"..."

Wang Shouzhe also twitched the corner of his mouth.

How could it be a crime to be handsome? Where is he unsafe?

"Safe, this is your last chance." Emperor Longchang looked sternly, "If it doesn't work, I will have to kill you."

"Okay, okay, then I will test him first. If he fails my assessment, then you can kill me." Safety is still very principled.

He flew up with a whoosh and circled around Wang Shouzhe a few times. As he turned, he said: "I ask you, if you are in a battle with a winning rate of less than 50%, are you prepared to fight to the death, or are you prepared to fight to the death?" Run away?"

Wang Shouzhe answered without hesitation: "I will not put myself in a battle with only a 50% winning rate. The probability of this happening is too low. If unfortunately you encounter it passively, you will naturally retreat immediately. After all, you only have one life. A 50% winning rate is too low.”

"Very good, I appreciate your attitude." An'an added, "Let me ask you again, is the sword or the shield more important?"

Wang Shouzhe pondered for a moment and said: "Actually, I already have a magical shield. However, I still hope to get another shield. In this way, I can implement the double-shield strategy and greatly increase safety."

"Double-shield flow? Are you so greedy for life and afraid of death?" Even the security team was shocked. This master is so afraid of death, he likes it!

"This is not called greed for life and fear of death, but caution. After all, only when people are alive can they have endless possibilities."

"That makes so much sense. Master, can you tell me the specific tactical specifications of the double-shield style?" Ping An was very excited, as if he had opened the door to a new world.

Wang Shouzhe briefly explained it.

"Okay, okay, interesting, interesting, why didn't I think of that. If this is the case, master, we'd better get some more powerful disposable treasures for self-defense, so that we can fight even if we encounter higher-level Xuanwu monks."

"I have saved a lot of those things, but I feel it is not enough. I plan to save more if I have the opportunity..."

"Master~~Please take me away. I'm safe and I finally met my true master."

"I also think you are quite suitable for me and can make up for my deficiencies on the defensive end..."

For a while, everyone was chatting animatedly, almost like a raging fire.

On the side, Emperor Longchang and Prince An looked at each other with sideways glances.

What kind of life has Wang Shouzhe experienced? You already have a magical shield, but you still feel that it is not safe enough and the defense is insufficient... Do you really want to arm yourself like a turtle?

However, if you think about it this way, he and "Safety" are really a "perfect match".

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